— Teaching and Training Event “Seminar on Hospitality in Movies”, University of Uppsala, May 27-29, 2019
The Teaching and Training Event “Seminar on Hospitality in Movies” took place at the University of Uppsala (Sweden) May 27th 29th, 2019, and was hosted by Professor Markus Heide. Project members gathered at Uppsala to benefit from a stimulating sharing of ideas, lectures, discussions, screenings, Q&As and interaction among audiences of different ages, origins and educational profiles.
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— Training Seminar at Universidad de Salamanca: “The Alchemy of Empathy through Cinema,” by Amit R. Biswas and Paramita Bannerjee
On March 18th, 2019, the Research Project “Hospitality and European Film” and the producing company Screen Alchemy organized an open screening of the yet-to-be-released film Bridge (2016). The screening was followed by a training activity conducted by the director and producer of the film, Amit R. Biswas and Paramita Bannerjee. During this activity, “The Alchemy of Empathy through Cinema,” they facilitated new theoretical tools to understand the practical value of films in society.
